Pig liver acetone powder (PLAP) has been used as a biocatalyst for enantioselective hydrolysis of racemic trans-1-acetoxy-2-aryloxycyclohexannes to produce the resulting (R, R)-2-aryloxycyclohexan-1-ols upto> 99% enantiomeric purities.(R, R)-Selectivity in this hydrolysis of racemic trans-2-aryloxycyclohexyl acetates was explained on the basis of Jones' three dimensional active site-model.